A CAD system (Computer-Aided Design System) is a comprehensive software used for creating, editing, and analyzing 2D and 3D solid designs. It offers a wide range of tools and features that help engineers, architects, and designers create precise and complex technical drawings and models.
CAD viewers provide an efficient and cost-effective solution for companies that need to view, measure, and annotate 2D and 3D CAD data without editing it. This is particularly useful for users who don't have access to a CAD system or CAD license but still need to work with CAD data regularly within engineering, sales, technical documentation, quality management, marketing and throughout the model based enterprise.
Our 3DViewStation goes a step further and is often referred to as a CAD system without modeling capabilities. This is due to its extensive range of features, including many that are typically found in CAD systems, such as clash/clearance detection, wall thickness analysis, distance measurement, and curvature analysis. While it cannot perform modeling, it can create sequences for assembly steps where parts are hidden or shown, moved, or even exploded.
3DViewStation facilitates collaboration with customers, suppliers, team members, and other stakeholders who may not have a CAD system or all the optional modules.
Here's where 3DViewStation can be a perfect alternative to a CAD system:
- Sales Teams: Quickly load and prepare CAD models for quote calculations.
- Quality Management: Over 180 functions like measuring, dimensioning, and cutting for inspecting and annotating models.
- Documentation: Versatile integration for creating exploded views and technical documentation.
- Marketing: Present high-quality 3D models.
- Non-Designers: Easy to use without extensive training.
What a CAD Viewer is Not Designed For:
- Modeling and designing CAD models.
- Advanced data management.
In a Nutshell: 3DViewStation is the ideal solution for anyone who needs to review, share, or present CAD models without altering the original model. It allows a single CAD designer's work to be accessed and reused by many others-often between 10 and 100-who need to work with CAD data. With over 180 functionalities, 3DViewStation covers many processes within the company and, thanks to its user-friendly interface, is suitable for most of these users.
